To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American hip hop artist, K… Read Full Bio ↴To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American hip hop artist, Kendrick Lamar. The album was released on March 16, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and distributed by Interscope Records. Upon its release, To Pimp a Butterfly received rave reviews from music critics. Lamar has described the album, which incorporates elements of funk, spoken word poetry and jazz, as "honest, fearful and unapologetic." In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Kendrick indicated that the title was a play on Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. He was quoted as saying, "Just putting the word 'pimp' next to 'butterfly'… It's a trip. That's something that will be a phrase forever. It'll be taught in college courses — I truly believe that."
On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of hundreds of reviews from music critics, the album has an average score of 96, indicating "universal acclaim". Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop gave it a perfect score, making it the third 10/10 he's given to a contemporary album. On music-reviewing website Rate Your Music, To Pimp A Butterfly has reached spot #13 on the list of the highest reviewed albums on the site.
On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of hundreds of reviews from music critics, the album has an average score of 96, indicating "universal acclaim". Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop gave it a perfect score, making it the third 10/10 he's given to a contemporary album. On music-reviewing website Rate Your Music, To Pimp A Butterfly has reached spot #13 on the list of the highest reviewed albums on the site.
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar feat. George Clinton & Thundercat Lyrics
Alright Alls my life I has to fight, nigga Alls my life…
Hood Politics K-Dot, pick up the phone, nigga Every time I call, it's…
i I done been through a whole lot Trials and tribulations, but…
Institutionalized What money got to do with it When I don't know…
King Kunta I got a bone to pick I don't want you monkey-mouth…
Momma Oh shit! Oh, I need that I need that sloppy That sloppy Like…
Mortal Man The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it Let…
The Blacker the Berry Everything black, I don't want black I want everything black…
These Walls I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence Somet…
u Aah! Aah! Aah! Loving you is complicated, loving you is com…
Wesley's Theory Every nigga is a star, ay, every nigga is a…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Kendrick Lamar:
Alright Alls my life I has to fight, nigga Alls my life…
Hood Politics K-Dot, pick up the phone, nigga Every time I call, it's…
How Much a Dollar Cost How much a dollar really cost? The question is detrimental, …
I Oh, what up ho? Oh, what up? I said, oh, what…
Institutionalized What money got to do with it When I don't know…
King Kunta I got a bone to pick I don't want you monkey-mouth…
Momma Oh shit! Oh, I need that I need that sloppy That sloppy Like…
Mortal Man Oh, oh, woah Oh, oh Oh, ooh Yeah yeah, yeah Yeah yeah, yeah …
The Blacker the Berry Everything black, I don't want black (they want us to…
These Walls I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence Someti…
U Aah! Aah! Aah! Loving you is complicated, loving you is com…
Wesley's Theory Every nigga is a star, ay, every nigga is a…